Living our Daily Lives

• Dealing with early memory loss - A personal perspective


• Balancing personal home, professional skepticism on Alzheimer's research


• Learning can be a lifelong passion


• Special care urged in prescribing medications for patients with dementia


• Medicare clinical trial coverage could improve treatment of older Americans


• Survey: Aging Americans worry about how to live independently


• Study reveals how to get the most from your doctor


• Taking herbs and prescription drugs can be dangerous, experts warn


• Anti-aging nutrition secrets

Attempting to Explain Dementia

• Dementia - The Other Kinds


• Experts fear large increase in Alzheimer's as more people live longer


• Brain Gymnastics


• Study: Vascular problems in middle age increase risk of later dementia


• Scientists target a master gene linked to cancer, arthritis and other age-related disease


• Researchers find evidence that brain 'plaque' causes Alzheimer's


• Family size, environment may increase Alzheimer's risk, study says

Various Research Programs

• Administration to expand monitoring of medical research


• Shopping for clinical trials


• New federal Web site lists clinical studies for life-threatening disease


• Clinical trials at a glance


• Too old to benefit? Why are so few seniors in Cancer Research?

Promising Research

• Alzheimer's report stresses early diagnosis, care


• The Nun Study


• Study: Dementia deadlier than first thought


• Agency approves fourth Alzheimer's treatment


• Study: Antibiotic may help Alzheimer's disease


• Genetic Testing - A gene for Alzheimer's?


• The New Science of Alzheimer's


• Reagan's Alzheimer's disease 'never gets any better'


• Clinton earmarks $50 million for Alzheimer's research


• Alzheimer's research continues to show promise


• Scientists suspect a gene for Alzheimer's Disease


• New drug moderates problems for later-stage Alzheimer's patients, research's report


• New Alzheimer's drug seems to slow disease progression, research shows


• Researchers describe new era in experimental chemical attacks on Alzheimer's disease


• Alzheimer's vaccine appears safe in human testing


• Estrogen fails test as Alzheimer's treatment


• When to Start Fretting About Forgetfulness


• The Battle to Save Your Memory


• Lots of Action in the Memory Game


• New use of brain scan may yield delays in Alzheimer's symptoms


• New Blood Test May Help Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease

Caring for Loved Ones

• Advice for Caregivers


• Contentment still possible for Alzheimer's patients


• Caregiving guilt can be tempered by strong support system


• My Dad's Ronstadt Revival


• Strain of caring for elderly spouse can be killing